The 22-Earth-mass planet I'm not familiar with that unit, could I get that in empire states or blue whales?
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Quote:..if he is really so dumb that he can't figure it out.
And how exactly should he figure it out? Please tell us since you're so smart. He's not looking for more speculation on the cost, but actual cold, hard data.
Quote:...People may lose money if they sell foolishly only because this guy was angry - and such analysts have power to influence investors. His action is unwise and reckless...
And people may lose money if they buy. He's simply saying that there isn't enough real data from apple to judge the prospects of the company. Basic investing teaches you to base most of your decisions on the books -- and be very hesitant when you can't make sense of things.
Furthermore, what is unwise about it? It may be conservative, but not investing in a company is not unwise.
Now I'm sure Apple stock is going to do just fine, and I may invest in it. But Apple's secrecy about it's roadmap does give me pause. Nobody has a clue what it up Steve's black turtleneck sleeves. While it makes for nice PR and a lot of fanboys, makes investors nervous because they don't know if they are putting their money in a hole or not.
I used to use Opera but switched because the attitude of the developers. Users were asking for various features in the Mail Client (like stuff with signatures or HTML compose). The developers were adamant that they were doing things their way, regardless of users wants or need.
Some of their reasoning was there was no standard for this or that, or it conflicted -- never mind every other mail client in existence had some of the features. I think you even see this in the discussion of ad-blocking.
They are more than entitled to do things their way, but don't expect people to use it, and definitely don't expect people to pay for it.
If you are developing a product you want people to use, I think it makes sense to give them what they want. But I guess enough companies have proved me wrong on that.
I believe reading article 4 of the convnention should clear things up. To get Geneva convention status you have to be part of a government or if it is a form of non-government resistance you must meet some criteria such as "having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance".
Since Al Queda isn't a government and the individuals to not wear a uniform or "distinctive sign" they don't get Geneva conventions status.
Not making a statement on whether what is being done is right or wrong, just that the Geneva convention doens't seem to apply.
I wondered about the costs of making an album too, and spoke with a friend of mine who worked for a major distributor.
Aside from the actuall cost of recording / mixing the songs there are a lot of other folks involved who each get their cut. The songwriters get a very large percentage, then there is the band, the producer, the record label, the distributor, the local sales rep, and then the store's profit. That's a lot of folks.
Not to mention all the marketing and shipping costs.
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Quote: ..if he is really so dumb that he can't figure it out.
...People may lose money if they sell foolishly only because this guy was angry - and such analysts have power to influence investors. His action is unwise and reckless...
And how exactly should he figure it out? Please tell us since you're so smart. He's not looking for more speculation on the cost, but actual cold, hard data.
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And people may lose money if they buy. He's simply saying that there isn't enough real data from apple to judge the prospects of the company. Basic investing teaches you to base most of your decisions on the books -- and be very hesitant when you can't make sense of things.
Furthermore, what is unwise about it? It may be conservative, but not investing in a company is not unwise.
Now I'm sure Apple stock is going to do just fine, and I may invest in it. But Apple's secrecy about it's roadmap does give me pause. Nobody has a clue what it up Steve's black turtleneck sleeves. While it makes for nice PR and a lot of fanboys, makes investors nervous because they don't know if they are putting their money in a hole or not.
I used to use Opera but switched because the attitude of the developers. Users were asking for various features in the Mail Client (like stuff with signatures or HTML compose). The developers were adamant that they were doing things their way, regardless of users wants or need. Some of their reasoning was there was no standard for this or that, or it conflicted -- never mind every other mail client in existence had some of the features. I think you even see this in the discussion of ad-blocking. They are more than entitled to do things their way, but don't expect people to use it, and definitely don't expect people to pay for it. If you are developing a product you want people to use, I think it makes sense to give them what they want. But I guess enough companies have proved me wrong on that.
If every single route into the city is jammed, I fail to see how an intelligent traffic router is going to make a profound impact.
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Roads are simply over capacity. We either need to get better mass-transit, build new roads, or have a lot of people telecommute.
(I guess we could try compression, that sometimes works in networking, right? Everyone has to drive 2-door specs
I believe reading article 4 of the convnention should clear things up. To get Geneva convention status you have to be part of a government or if it is a form of non-government resistance you must meet some criteria such as "having a fixed distinctive sign recognizable at a distance". Since Al Queda isn't a government and the individuals to not wear a uniform or "distinctive sign" they don't get Geneva conventions status. Not making a statement on whether what is being done is right or wrong, just that the Geneva convention doens't seem to apply.
I wondered about the costs of making an album too, and spoke with a friend of mine who worked for a major distributor. Aside from the actuall cost of recording / mixing the songs there are a lot of other folks involved who each get their cut. The songwriters get a very large percentage, then there is the band, the producer, the record label, the distributor, the local sales rep, and then the store's profit. That's a lot of folks. Not to mention all the marketing and shipping costs.